Meeting Details
November 19, 2025
6:30pm - 7:30pm
1 hr
Tri-Rivers Career Center
Purpose
N/A
1.
Call to Order
2.
Roll Call
___ Mr. Choina ___ Mr. Landon ___ Mrs. Plotts
___ Mrs. Dyer ___ Mr. McFarland ___ Mr. Rogers
___ Mrs. Ehret ___ Mr. McKinniss ___ Mr. Sims
___ Mrs. Good ___ Mrs. Pinney ___ Dr. Haas
___ Mr. Park
3.
Pledge of Allegiance
4.
Public Participation/Introduction of Guests and Their Comments
"This meeting is a meeting of the Board of Education in public for the purpose of conducting the School District's business and is not to be considered a public community meeting. Public participation is governed by Board bylaw 0169.1 - Public Participation at Board Meetings."
5.
Report
6.
Motion to Amend Agenda
__________moved to approve the following addendum items.
__________seconded the motion.
Discussion
Roll Call:
___ Mr. Choina ___ Mr. Landon ___ Mrs. Plotts
___ Mrs. Dyer ___ Mr. McFarland ___ Mr. Rogers
___ Mrs. Ehret ___ Mr. McKinniss ___ Mr. Sims
___ Mrs. Good ___ Mrs. Pinney ___ Dr. Haas
___ Mr. Park
7.
General Discussion of Agenda, Addendum and Other Items
Items 8, 9.1 - 9.5, 10.1 - 10.18 listed below under the Consent Agenda are considered by the Board to be routine and will be enacted by the Board in one motion in the form listed below. There will be no discussion of these items prior to the time the Board votes on the motion unless members of the Board, staff or the public request specific items to be discussed and removed from the Consent Agenda. The Treasurer and administrative staff recommend approval of all Consent Agenda Items.
Discussion
Roll Call:
___ Mr. Choina ___ Mr. Landon ___ Mrs. Plotts
___ Mrs. Dyer ___ Mr. McFarland ___ Mr. Rogers
___ Mrs. Ehret ___ Mr. McKinniss ___ Mr. Sims
___ Mrs. Good ___ Mrs. Pinney ___ Dr. Haas
___ Mr. Park
8.
Minutes
Minutes of the October 15, 2025 regular board meeting.
9.
Treasurer's Business and Report
9.1
Financial Report
To approve the financial report for October 2025.
9.2
Paid Bills
To approve the list of paid bills for October 2025.
9.3
New Fund
019-9229 Invenergy - PILOT $15,000.00
Revenue 019-9229 $15,000.00
Appropriations 019-9229 $15,000.00
9.4
Invoices to be Paid
- To approve paying invoice #NBEC17606 to Northern Buckeye.
- To approve paying an invoice dated October 31, 2025 to George Masonry and Concrete, LLC.
9.5
FMLA Request
To approve a request for FMLA from Kathleen Clemons-Keller November 25, 2025 until approximately February 25, 2026.
9.6
Discussion
10.
Superintendent's Report and Recommendation
Items listed below under the Consent Agenda are considered by the Board to be routine and will be enacted by the Board in one motion in the form listed below. There will be no discussion of these items prior to the time the Board votes on the motion unless members of the Board, staff or the public request specific items to be discussed and removal from the Consent Agenda. The Superintendent and administrative staff recommend approval of all Consent Agenda Items.
10.1
Employment
Classified
- Jasen Ferguson, part-time custodian, one year contract, effective November 5, 2025 through July 31, 2026, Salary Schedule E, Column II, Step 10, 4 hours per day to be time sheeted.
- Olivia Hale, full-time custodian, one year contract, effective November 10, 2025 through July 31, 2026, Salary Schedule E, Column II, Step 3.
Additional Pay
- To approve paying Adam Matthews $50.00 per day for services provided to a Pleasant Local School District student, this is retroactive to the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year.
Supplemental for the 2025-2026 school year
- Sarah Nicewaner to split Job Site Coordinator supplemental (5% of the base salary) with Dawn Roberts for managing clinical opportunities for Health Careers Academy students.
- Dawn Roberts to split Job Site Coordinator supplemental (5% of the base salary) with Sarah Nicewaner for managing clinical opportunities for Health Careers Academy students.
Adult Education
- To approve Austine Hornung, as an Adult Education Diploma Phlebotomy Instructor, for the 2025-2026 school year effective January 1, 2026, Part-Time Certified Healthcare Salary Schedule Clas 1, Step 0.
10.2
Facilities Rental Fee Waiver
- To approve waiving the facilities rental fee for Aspire Ministries to hold an event in the MPR on December 9, 2025.
- To approve waiving the facilities rental fee for Marion County Historical Society to hold an event in the Auditorium on May 7, 2026.
10.3
Inventory Items for Disposal
To approve the attached inventory items for disposal through recycling.
10.4
Donations
- To approve a donation from Ray & Charlotte Baldauf Charitable Trust in the amount of $20,000 to support each of our individual lab programs.
- To approve a donation from WM. Kay Davis Foundation in the amount of $2,000 to promote Student Services at the discretion of the school counselors to assist students.
- To approve a donation from Marion Community Foundation in the amount of $10,000 to support the Expect To Be Amazing Summer Camp 2026.
- To approve a donation of XPS Foam Insulation from Buckeye Ridge Habitat for Humanity, valued at $9,584.64 to be used by our Construction Trades Academy.
10.5
Out of State Conference
- To retroactively approve Cassie Baird, Veterinary Technology Instructor, to attend the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Kentucky November 13-17, 2025.
- To approve Jennifer Lawson, Director of Operations, to attend the LAPSEN National Conference - The Public Safety Pipeline, in Nashville, Tennessee December 6 - 9, 2025.
- To approve Dave Mack, Criminal Justice Instructor, to attend the LAPSEN National Conference - The Public Safety Pipeline, in Nashville, Tennessee December 6 - 9, 2025.
- To approve Cody Hawkins, CNET Instructor, to attend the LAPSEN National Conference - The Public Safety Pipeline, in Nashville, Tennessee December 6 - 9, 2025.
10.6
Acknowledgement of Receipt
To acknowledge receipt of the 2024-2025 TRECA Digital Academy Annual Report.
10.7
Job Descriptions
To approve the attached job descriptions.
10.8
OhioHealth Agreement
To approve an agreement with OhioHealth to provide academic partnership with our Health Careers Academy students.
10.9
Contract with Pleasant Local School District
To approve a change in the contract with Pleasant Local School District. Tri-Rivers will provide aide services to a student at a rate of $60.00 per day, prior contract was approved at $45.00 per day.
10.10
Special Education Policies and Procedures
To approve the attached Special Education Policies and Procedures.
10.11
PowerSchool Contract
To approve a contract with PowerSchool Group LLC to provide Enrollment Charter Subscription and Ecollect Forms for a period beginning December 1, 2025 to November 30, 2025.
10.12
Rental/Use of Equipment
To allow DaySpring Wesleyan Church (Ken Stiverson) to use our smoker for their annual Thanks and Giving Community Outreach on November 28, 2025.
10.13
Allerton Hill
To approve a contract with Allerton Hill to provide assistance with website development, migration and content creation, not to exceed $15,000.
10.14
Christmas Meal
To approve providing a free Christmas Lunch for all students and staff on Thursday, December 11, 2025. After reimbursements, cost of the meals will not exceed $2,200.00.
10.15
FinalSite Contract
To approve a contract with FinalSite for website creation and content migration.
10.16
Board Service Fund
To approve expenses for board members during the OSBA Capital Conference on November 16 - 19, 2025 in the amount of __________.
10.17
ClearSpan
To approve a quote from ClearSpan for the Fabric Building.
10.18
CTSO Budget and Purpose Statements for 2025-2026
To approve the Budget and Purpose Statements for 2025-2026.
11.
Revised/Deleted/New Board Policies
First Reading of the attached policies.
12.
Discussion
13.
Executive Session
WHEREAS, as a public board of education may hold an executive session only after a majority of a quorum of this board determines by a roll call vote to hold such a session and only at a regular or special meeting for the sole purpose of the consideration of any of the following matters:
1. In accordance with ORC 121.22G1 - The appointment, employment, dismissal, discipline, promotion, demotion or compensationof a public employee or official, or the investigation of charges or complaints against a public employee, official, licensee, or regulated individual.
2.In accordance with ORC 121.22G2 - The purchase of property for public purposes, or for the sale of property at competitive bidding.
3.In accordance with ORC 121.22G3 - Conferences with an attorney for the public body concerning disputes involving thepublic body that are the subject of pending or imminent court action.
4.In accordance with ORC 121.22G4 - Preparing for, conducting, or reviewing negotiations or bargaining sessions withpublic employees concerning their compensation.
5. In accordance with ORC 121.22G5 - Matters required to be kept confidential by federal law or regulations or state statutes.
6. In accordance with ORC 121.22G6 - Details relative to the security arrangements and emergency response protocols for a public body or a public office.
Therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED that the Tri-Rivers Joint Vocational School District Board of Education, by a majority of the quorum present at this meeting, does hereby declare its intention to hold an executive session on item(s) ______ as listed above.
Discussion
Roll Call:
___ Mr. Choina ___ Mr. Landon ___ Mrs. Plotts
___ Mrs. Dyer ___ Mr. McFarland ___ Mr. Rogers
___ Mrs. Ehret ___ Mr. McKinniss ___ Mr. Sims
___ Mrs. Good ___ Mrs. Pinney ___ Dr. Haas
___ Mr. Park
The Board entered into Executive Session at __________.
14.
Executive Session Concluded
Executive Session concluded at __________.
15.
Adjourn
Roll Call:
___ Mr. Choina ___ Mr. Landon ___ Mrs. Plotts
___ Mrs. Dyer ___ Mr. McFarland ___ Mr. Rogers
___ Mrs. Ehret ___ Mr. McKinniss ___ Mr. Sims
___ Mrs. Good ___ Mrs. Pinney ___ Dr. Haas
___ Mr. Park
at _________p.m.
Next meeting is December 17, 2025.
